Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-19

Proceedings tn the senate -Biils
and Revolutions Message from
the Governor.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTrNEL.l

CARSON, New, Jan. 17.-Senate-
Messages were received from the As
sembly stating that bills No. 10, con
corning labor, and No. 2, relating tC
the compensation OF county officers
have passed that body.
By Sharon, Senate bill No. 90, tc
amend the law providing for the cleo
ton of a Board OF Regents of the State
University.
By Forbes, Senate bill No. 90, an
Act requiring business partners to file
certificates of partnership.
By Briggs, Senate bill No. 80, au,
thorizing the White Pine County Com
missioners to construct a new court
house, and providing for the payment
therefor. Referred to White Pine
county delegation.
By Poujade, Senate bill No. 81, fix
ing the salaries and compensation of
officers of Lincoln county.
By Sharon, Senate bill No. 80, to
amend the law regulating the compen-
sation of county officers in this State.
Referred to the Storey county delega-
ton.
By Noteware, Senate bill No. 33, to
establish and provide for IN Indian
school. Referred to Ormsby county
delegation.
BY Nichols, Senate bill No. "a, to
amend the law of judicial distrieting
the State. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Assembly bill No. So, by Thoma, to
give the consent of the people OF Ne
yada to the annexation of additional
territory. Referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations.
Assembly bill No. %, by Spring
myer, regulating the fees and COM
pensation of county officers. Referred
to the Douglas county delegation.
Assembly bill No. %, by Drury, con-
corning convict labor. Referred to
the State Prison Committee.
A message was received from the
Governor, signifying his approval OF
Senate bill No. 2, Poujade's Lincoln
county railroad bill Senate bill No. s.,
Briggs bill repeating the famous Anti
Treating law, passed at the last ses-
sion, and Senate bill No. 10, by Boyle,
to transfer a sum OF money from the
General Fund to the Soldiers Fund,
to meet an outstanding warrant.
By Noteware: Resolved, That the
address of Hon. VIM. NJ. Stewart,
United States Senator-elect, made
upon invitation before the Joint Con-
vention of the Senate and Assembly,
January u, 1887, the manuscript Of
which is herewith submitted, be spread
upon the Journal of the Senate.
Considerable discussion was evoked
by this resolution, but was finally
adopted by a strict party vote. Ayes,
IA; nays, 5. Briggs being absent on
account of sickness.
Senate resolution No. 2, by Har-
rison, Interstate railroads, instructing
our Representatives in Congress to
support the Interstate Commerce bill
now before hal body. Referred to
the Committee on Corporations, with
instructions to report tomorrow.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported having investigated the war
claims Of the State against the United
States Government. There has been
great delay in the matter, and the
whole was liable to be lost. A joint
memorial of the Senate and Assembly
TO Congress should be forwarded i'm
mediately. Report adopted unani-
mously.
Senate bill No. "a, reported by the
Ways and Means Committee, to pay
deficiencies in the appropriation bills
of 1885 and 1885, passed unanimously.
Senate bill No. 10, Thomas bill, &c
prohibit the sale of spirits to Indians,
passed to engrossment.
Senate bill No. Is, by Osburn, an
Act relating to the State University,
and authorizing the Governor. State
Controller and State Treasurer to
fix the sale of school lands, came
in for a very long and scholastic
| discussion, as it involves the turn
ing OF the State University into y
| normal school, or something similar
A great many amendments were
| adopted, and it was finally submitted
| to a special committee OF two, Messrs,
Foley and Williams, for further amend
ments.